Brace Barber
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Face Reality Executive
How to avoid an elevated self-image not shared by peers or employees, and actually knock down one big accomplishment after another. Make no mistake; mission planning and problem solving is hard work. That is one reason why we do not do it. More importantly, we really do not know how to do it. Planning is not something that is taught in school until you get to the postgraduate level. Even in that case it is typically a very... (posted by Brace 1 year 231 days ago.)
How to avoid an elevated self-image not shared by peers or employees, and actually knock down one big accomplishment after another. Make no mistake; mission planning and problem solving is hard work. That is one reason why we do not do it. More importantly, we really do not know how to do it. Planning is not something that is taught in school until you get to the postgraduate level. Even in that case it is typically a very... (posted by Brace 1 year 231 days ago.)
Rewriting Sun Tzu's The Art of War
I did not set out to rewrite Sun Tzu's The Art of War. In fact, I was bored by his writings. I started reading The Art of War when I was a 20 year-old senior at West Point. I thought the teaching was shallow and simple. I actually put it down after only a few pages. However at the age of 40, when a friend gave me a copy, I found that the teaching came alive. The 20 years of experience... (posted by Brace 1 year 232 days ago.)
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I did not set out to rewrite Sun Tzu's The Art of War. In fact, I was bored by his writings. I started reading The Art of War when I was a 20 year-old senior at West Point. I thought the teaching was shallow and simple. I actually put it down after only a few pages. However at the age of 40, when a friend gave me a copy, I found that the teaching came alive. The 20 years of experience... (posted by Brace 1 year 232 days ago.)
Business Opportunities for Professionals
The Truth My cheek to the kitchen floor I said, "Dad. There's a metal thing hanging down here. Isn't that what you've been looking for?" My dad, also on his knees, extracted his mid-section from between the washing machine and the wall. He looked slowly at my mother and then to where my finger was pointing. "Yeah, that's it," he calmly said. In the next three minutes, he was able to complete the job on... (posted by Brace 6 years 195 days ago.)
The Truth My cheek to the kitchen floor I said, "Dad. There's a metal thing hanging down here. Isn't that what you've been looking for?" My dad, also on his knees, extracted his mid-section from between the washing machine and the wall. He looked slowly at my mother and then to where my finger was pointing. "Yeah, that's it," he calmly said. In the next three minutes, he was able to complete the job on... (posted by Brace 6 years 195 days ago.)
Expose Lies on Resumes
Purpose: Learn about the new Polygraph for management hires His heart dropped when he saw his boss from his current company walk into the interview room with his prospective new employer. In a flash, every exaggeration on his resume was known. All of the excitement of a new and better-paying position instantly vanished. That meeting ended quickly with an exchange of courtesies and a kind rejection. The interviewer walked... (posted by Brace 6 years 289 days ago.)
Purpose: Learn about the new Polygraph for management hires His heart dropped when he saw his boss from his current company walk into the interview room with his prospective new employer. In a flash, every exaggeration on his resume was known. All of the excitement of a new and better-paying position instantly vanished. That meeting ended quickly with an exchange of courtesies and a kind rejection. The interviewer walked... (posted by Brace 6 years 289 days ago.)
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